Sec. 1.  A Governor or a committee appointed by the Board may propose amendments to these By-Laws. Any 25 members of the Corporation by petition signed by such members may propose amendments to these By-Laws. Every proposed amendment shall be presented in writing to the Board, and a record shall be kept thereof. The Board may adopt any proposed amendment to these By-Laws by affirmative vote of a majority of the Governors then in office.

Sec. 5.  The provisions of the By-Laws conferring rulemaking authority upon the Board shall not be applicable to the municipal securities activities of members or persons associated with members to the extent that the application of such authority would be inconsistent with Section 15B of the Act.

Sec. 4.  (a) A Governor or a member of a committee shall not directly or indirectly participate in any adjudication of the interests of any party if such Governor or committee member has a conflict of interest or bias, or if circumstances otherwise exist where his or her fairness might reasonably be questioned.

Sec. 3.  No officer, employee, member of the Board or of any committee shall have any power to incur or contract any liability on behalf of the Corporation not authorized by the Board.

Sec. 2.  No member shall use the name of the Corporation except to the extent that may be permitted by the Rules of the Corporation.

Sec. 2.  The administration of any Uniform Practice Code, or any amendment thereto, adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 1, shall be vested in the Board, and the Board is hereby granted such powers as are reasonably necessary to achieve its effective operation.